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A. C. BECKER.

GRATEB, AND SLICER.

No. 111,568. Patented $6111.24, 1889..

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PATENT EETCE.

ALBERT C. BECKER, OF MANITOOO, W'ISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE LAKE SHOREMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

GRATER AND SLICER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,568, datedSeptember 24, 1889. Application filed May 2, 1889. Serial No. 309,393.(No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may con/cern.:

Be it known that l, ALBERT C. BECKER, of Manitowoc, in the county ofManitowoc and State of Visoonsin, have inventeda new and usefulImprovement in Graters and Slicers,

of which the following is, a specification.

My invention consists in a new and improved combined grater and slicer,which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front view. Fig. 2is a rear view. Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal section. Fig. 4. is adetail side View, and Fig. 5 is a vertical section.

The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Referring to the several parts by letter, A indicates the curvedperforated front of my invention, which forms the scraper proper. Thisfront A is strengthened at its top and bottom edges by having the saidedges bent around strong semicircular wires A A, while the long sideedges of the perforated front are bent around the extended side pieces B2 5 B of the stout wire handle B, which preferably has a convenientround hand-piece C upon it, and is inclined forward, as shown. The Hatmetal back D has its top and bottom edges bent over to re-enforce them,and its side edges are bent over the re-enforced side edges of the frontA. It will thus be seen that my new and improved scraper and slicer isexceedingly strong and durable.

The curved front A is formed with perforations, which are made of thenew and novel form shown, consisting each of a small slot E, at thelower edge of which the metal is pressed out to form two small pocketsor projections E E in the form ofaW. The number of these projections mayof course be varied. The grater is rendered far more effective in use bythis novel form of apertures, and their peculiar shape prevents themfrom clogging up, which is a great advantage over the common form ofgraters.

The fiat metal back D. of the grater is formed with a slot F, which ispreferably inclined, as shown, to give adrawcut, and the metal at thelower edge of this slot is curved out and up, struck up, and its freeedge sharpened to form a cutting-edge F', thus forming in the back ofthe grater a Slicer, which is exceedingly convenient for cutting slaw orslicing any vegetables.

From vthe foregoing description, taken in 5 5 connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of myinvention will be readily understood.

lt will be seen that my new and improved combined grater and sliceris'strong and sini- 6o ple in construction and very effective andsatisfactory in its operation. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, the combined grater and slicer,consisting of the curved front A, formed with the small rectangularslots E and theW-shaped proj ections E', the Iiat metal back D, formedwith 7o the inclined slot F and cutting-edge F, and the wire handle D,having the extended side pieces B', around which the side edges of thefront A and back D are bent, substantially as set forth.

ALBERT C. BECKER. l/Vitnesses:

JULE PETERSEN, FEED W. MEYER.

